tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955229912066643523.post1994426269030548325..comments2013-03-20T09:59:02.381+00:00Comments on Hacking the Book: Tumblr: Follow the World's CreatorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955229912066643523.post-18076680454022225322012-11-22T21:21:04.705+00:002012-11-22T21:21:04.705+00:00I'd heard of Tumblr but never properly known w...I'd heard of Tumblr but never properly known what it was until now. Having read more about it, I can see why so many people prefer it to Facebook. It seems much less negative and more based on a community of people who have shared interests, rather than a group that indulges the nosy, judgemental side of human nature. Don't get me wrong, I love Facebook, but when you step back and look at what it's really doing to us all, I'm not sure it's such a positive thing. The idea of not needing 'likes' to validate my actions is pretty appealing. I might have to check it out :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843544559179784981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955229912066643523.post-11793841307457922072012-11-22T11:22:16.074+00:002012-11-22T11:22:16.074+00:00I used to be an avid user of Tumblr for all of the...I used to be an avid user of Tumblr for all of the same reasons. For me, it was a place where I was introduced to new bands, some of which now dominate my iTunes library. My favourite rock club shut down a few months after I started my Tumblr account and so this social network became my place of solidatiry where my love for alternative music was welcomed and developed.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Tumblr doesn't seem to like my laptop which means I can no longer be an avid user. I've updated my flash and java a million times over, but nothing seems to help. The problem specifically arises due to the never ending scrolling function that Tumblr provides. I assume that there is a problem with using Tumblr in certain browsers, yet my problem goes one step further, connecting to Tumblr compromises my ability to connect to the internet. That's right, it just gets cut off completely.<br /><br />Tumblr is great by means of providing a fantastic community where you can connect with people on the other side of the globe to compare interests, however, in terms of it's ability to run smoothly, a problem may lie in that there is just far too much going on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344747388797791493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955229912066643523.post-40421482886681867192012-11-20T14:17:32.237+00:002012-11-20T14:17:32.237+00:00I am not personally a user of Tumblr but I have fr...I am not personally a user of Tumblr but I have friends and housemates who are. They are the friend sitting in the corner sniggering repeatedly and occasionally bursting with the effort of containing their laughter. After five minutes this becomes unbearable and you are forced by curiosity to inquire ‘what could be so gut-bustingly funny?!’ They turn the screen around and it’s a picture of a dog in a hat. Again.<br /><br />This occurs on so regular a basis that we have banned this particular friend from showing anything that she would not consider an ‘8 or higher’ on the funny scale. She occasionally shows us an interesting piece of art or an interesting fact backed up by nothing but the likes of other followers at which point we congratulate her on finding something worth looking at. <br /><br />I understand the appeal only too well – if you think Facebook is too difficult to ignore when you have a million and one jobs to do, avoid Tumblr like the plague because I cannot personally think of anything so life ruining. Instead of trawling link after link trying to learn something new or interesting, on Tumblr you are bombarded by the interests of others, seeing GIFs that the average-Joe will only learn about eight months later. This suits me just fine – in this case I am happy to be ‘outside the loop’. This site is so addictive and so full of information that it benefits me to have the best and most interesting posts shown to me by a friend rather than ever setting up an account of my own.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409245403010068242noreply@blogger.com